2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Kentucky

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Kentucky” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 310,601 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kentucky, there were 5,292 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,452 and $26,399 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 97 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,332 and $16,860 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Kentucky” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Kentucky” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky associate degree education students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Education in Kentucky

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$11,962 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. The estimated yearly cost for WKU is $11,962 for Kentucky Associate Degree Education students.

Read more about Education at WKU

#2

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$14,149 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

Eastern also made our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Kentucky University is $14,149 for kentucky associate degree education students.

Full Eastern Education Report

#3

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$17,689 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbellsville University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Kentucky list. Located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Campbellsville University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. It costs about $17,689 for Kentucky Associate Degree Education students per year to attend Campbellsville University.

Read full report on Education at Campbellsville University

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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